Tallapoosa County AlArchives Deed.....Davenport, Luke - Ray, James M. June 19 1858 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Giles Loffler beverly@jloffler.com January 25, 2005, 6:13 pm Written: June 19 1858 Recorded: September 25 1858 Transcribed by Beverly Giles Loffler beverly@jloffler.ocm Tallapoosa Co., AL Deed Book L Page 212 LDS Microfilm Number 1304525 Salt Lake City UT JAS. M. RAY TO LUKE DAVENPORT 1858 The State of Alabama Tallapoosa County Know all men by these presents that whereas I am justly indebted to Luke Davenport in the sum of one hundred & fifty dollars fro provisions & furniture this James Ray by the said Davenport and whereas I the said James Ray being desirous of securing the payment thereof have this day bargained and sold unto the said Davenport all of my present crop of corn & cotton now growing and fodder upon the following condition that if the said Ray fails to pay off said debt of one hundred and fifty dollars by the first day of Nov. next then in that case the said Davenport is hereby empowered to take said crop of corn & cotton and sell the same at private or public sale if sold at public outcry give ten days notice of the time and place shall sell the same to the highest bidder for cash at the residence of the said Ray and apply the proceeds thereof to the payment of said debt and the remainder to be paid over to the same Ray. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this June 19th 1858. James M. Ray-his seal Test. Wm. Griffin The State of Alabama Tallapoosa County I William Griffin Clerk of the Circuit Court for said County hereby certify James M. Ray whose name is signed to the foregoing conveyance and who is known to me acknowledged before me on this day that being informed of the contents of the conveyance he executed the same voluntarily on the day the same bears date. Given under my hand this Sept 25th 1858 Wm. Griffin, Clerk of Court The foregoing conveyance was filed in office for record the 25th Sept. 1858 and duly recorded the same day. Simeon Goolsby, Judge of Probate File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/tallapoosa/deeds/ndd34ray.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb